Network management takes place between two types of systems: those in control, called managing systems, and those observed and controlled, called managed systems. Managed systems can include hosts, servers, and the software components that run on those systems, or network components such as routers or intelligent repeaters.
To promote interoperability, cooperating systems adhere to the industry standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), an application-layer protocol designed to facilitate the exchange of management information between network devices.
A complete SNMP solution comprises three components:
Note: SNMP agents, which are a standard component of all SNMP implementations should not be confused with SiteMinder Agents.
The SiteMinder SNMP module provides SNMP request handling and configurable event trapping for the SiteMinder environment. It does this by collecting operational data from the SiteMinder OneView Monitor and making it available in a MIB to third-party NMS applications that support the SNMP protocol (for example, HP OpenView).
Note: The 6.0 SNMP agent is backwards compatible with all SiteMinder 5.x-based Agent applications.
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